Harrisburg
Pennsylvania is No. 3 in Heroin Use
You may have suspected it last month when 16 people were arrested in a “drug mule” investigation. Or last week, when news broke that 63 […]
So PA Just Created a Probably Pointless Tourism Agency
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives just voted to create a tourism agency, and have allocated $15 million to do it. That’s great! After all, our […]
Watch Daylin Leach Get Decked By Fellow Democrat
Monday evening Western state politicians battled Eastern state politicians in a Harrisburg lawmaker softball game to raise money for an anti-hunger charity. Montco Sen. and […]
DISPATCHES FROM PENNSYLTUCKY: PA Rep Drops Support of Non-Discrimination Bill Because of Trans ‘Bathroom Issue’
Bucks County State Rep. John Galloway has decided to drop his support of HB 300, legislation that would amend the state’s Human Rights Act to prohibit […]
MontCo Couples File New Lawsuit Challenging PA’s Ban on Same-Sex Marriage
There are a lot of PA same-sex-marriage legal battles to keep up with these days. There’s the lawsuit led by the American Civil Liberties Union […]
Bill Would Shrink the Pennsylvania House by 50 Seats
What’s not to like about this idea from Pennsylvania House Speaker Sam Smith? He is sponsoring a measure, House Bill 1234, that would lop 50 […]
Fumo *Not* Having a Party After All
Cancel your plans to attend Vince Fumo’s big welcome back bash–you were invited, right?–the just-out-of-jail powerbroker has decided to cancel the Sunday gathering at his […]
Supposedly “Neutral” Rendell Hosts A Gubernatorial Fundraiser
A week ago, we noted with great disappointment and regret that (possible mayoral candidate?!?!?!) Ed Rendell would not be supporting any Democratic gubernatorial candidates in […]
Bill Would Ban Gay “Conversion Therapy” for Kids
Our G-Philly friends are all over this story: In a press conference this afternoon at the Attic Youth Center, Philly State Rep. Brian Sims and Luzerne Rep. […]
Kathleen Kane Got Donations From Firm Challenging PA Gay Marriage Law
Attorney General Kathleen Kane is refusing to defend Pennsylvania’s gay marriage ban against a legal challenge. Kathleen Kane, during her run for AG, also accepted […]
A Leading Contender for PA Governor Was Born in Kenya
Kenya: Training ground for all our most successful political leaders. Former Rendell DEP Secretary John Hanger has just been profiled in the Inky, where it […]
Report: Corbett Will Accept Medicaid Expansion…Basically
Corbett must really be worried about his re-election chances (if not the uninsured of Pennsylvania). Several outlets are reporting that he will go ahead with […]
Rendell Staying Disappointingly Neutral in Gov. Race
Dear Gubernatorial Hopefuls: Rendell Will Not Endorse Any of You. And this disappoints we newsmen and women just as much as it disappoints you. Because, […]
Vince Fumo Throwing Himself a Giant Party
Ah, you gotta love Philly. A little more than a month since returning home from a four year stint in a federal prison in Kentucky, […]
The Fight For Marriage Equality in Pennsylvania is Just Beginning
Back in 2004, then-San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, an up-and-coming politician with a seemingly unlimited future, did something shocking: He threw open the doors to […]